Moyes even said the 34 year old is ‘priceless’ so its going to take some serious negotiation to prise the striker away from the Stadium of Light.

Moyes added: ”I don’t think there’s any transfer fee because we know that Jermain’s goals are so priceless to us.I wouldn’t even think about where we’d be without him. His stats for 2016 show he’s been brilliant.”

”I’m not saying we’re getting the best out of him because he’s had a great career and he’s scored a lot of goals, but nobody can turn around and say they can see a demise in him. You can only see someone who will keep going.”